Q'bole Tortas

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 11, 2016
• address1621 W 43Rd St, Chicago 60609

Is Q'bole Tortas clean?

Q'bole Tortas is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 11, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Q'bole Tortas?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 11, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED/VISIBLE FOR PATRONS TO SEE ON PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN/SANITIZE INTERIOR BOTTOM OF 2-DR REFRIGERATOR AT REAR OF FOOD SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOOR BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AND AT GRILL OF HEAVY FOOD SPILLS AND DEBRIS. CLEAN ALONG WALLBASE AND AT CORNERS IN REAR.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOOR BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AND AT GRILL OF HEAVY FOOD SPILLS AND DEBRIS. CLEAN ALONG WALLBASE AND AT CORNERS IN REAR.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • SELF CLOSING DEVICE OF WASHROOM DOOR IN NEED OF REPAIR. MUST REPAIR.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • REMOVE CLUTTER AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER, ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PROPERLY STORE MOP OUT OF MOP BUCKET, HANG UPRIGHT TO DRY.

When was Q'bole Tortas last inspected?

Q'bole Tortas has 3 inspections on record going back to August 13, 2015.

Q'bole Tortas vs New City

New City runs 64% clean across 490 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 76 mid, 98 cooked.

Against the 490 spots Cooked tracks in New City, this one comes out cleaner than 32% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 11, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.